The Power of Language/El poder de la palabra: Selected Papers from the Second REFORMA National Conference
Focusing on promoting Spanish-language and Latino-oriented services and resources in libraries, this selection of 20 papers was compiled at the Second REFORMA National Conference by experts in the field. The work covers a wide range of thought-provoking ideas, issues in Latino library services, leadership, practical applications, programs, and bibliographical resources. Great for librarians, library staff, and managers who have an obligation to provide quality library services to the U.S. Latino community.

For the first time, an authoritative compendium of collective thought and experience has been created to form a powerful standard for Spanish-language-oriented library services. This selection of 20 papers is the one resource to turban to when it comes to establishing or revising your current library policies and collection development guidelines as well as creating an empowering vision for the future. An indispensable tool for librarians, library staff, faculty and students of library science, and everyone who has an obligation to provide quality library services to speakers of Spanish!

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The Power of Language/El poder de la palabra: Selected Papers from the Second REFORMA National Conference
Focusing on promoting Spanish-language and Latino-oriented services and resources in libraries, this selection of 20 papers was compiled at the Second REFORMA National Conference by experts in the field. The work covers a wide range of thought-provoking ideas, issues in Latino library services, leadership, practical applications, programs, and bibliographical resources. Great for librarians, library staff, and managers who have an obligation to provide quality library services to the U.S. Latino community.

For the first time, an authoritative compendium of collective thought and experience has been created to form a powerful standard for Spanish-language-oriented library services. This selection of 20 papers is the one resource to turban to when it comes to establishing or revising your current library policies and collection development guidelines as well as creating an empowering vision for the future. An indispensable tool for librarians, library staff, faculty and students of library science, and everyone who has an obligation to provide quality library services to speakers of Spanish!

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The Power of Language/El poder de la palabra: Selected Papers from the Second REFORMA National Conference

The Power of Language/El poder de la palabra: Selected Papers from the Second REFORMA National Conference

The Power of Language/El poder de la palabra: Selected Papers from the Second REFORMA National Conference

The Power of Language/El poder de la palabra: Selected Papers from the Second REFORMA National Conference

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Focusing on promoting Spanish-language and Latino-oriented services and resources in libraries, this selection of 20 papers was compiled at the Second REFORMA National Conference by experts in the field. The work covers a wide range of thought-provoking ideas, issues in Latino library services, leadership, practical applications, programs, and bibliographical resources. Great for librarians, library staff, and managers who have an obligation to provide quality library services to the U.S. Latino community.

For the first time, an authoritative compendium of collective thought and experience has been created to form a powerful standard for Spanish-language-oriented library services. This selection of 20 papers is the one resource to turban to when it comes to establishing or revising your current library policies and collection development guidelines as well as creating an empowering vision for the future. An indispensable tool for librarians, library staff, faculty and students of library science, and everyone who has an obligation to provide quality library services to speakers of Spanish!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781563089459
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 10/15/2001
Edition description: BILINGUAL
Pages: 225
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

LILLIAN CASTILLO-SPEED is Head Librarian at the Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley.

REFORMA, an affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA), is committed to the improvement of library and information services for the Spanish-speaking and Latino population in the United States.

Table of Contents

About Reformaxi
Preface and Acknowledgmentsxiii
Introductionxv
Part 1The Power of Language
Language and Identity in Contemporary Latin American Thought3
Meeting the Needs of Linguistically Diverse Children: California's Legislation and the Future of Bilingual Education11
Part 2Latino Leadership
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund and Reforma: Highlights from the Conference Keynote Speech25
Mentoring con Ganas (Mentoring from the Heart): Bridging the Mentoring Gap for Latina/o Librarians29
The Future for Latinos in Library Education: A Panel Presentation35
Developing Female Leadership43
Discovering Common Leadership Experiences and Perspectives among Latino Librarian Leaders Involved with REFORMA: A Leadership Research Project Report and Project Summary53
Bridging the Leadership Divide: REFORMA, ALA, and Democracy57
REFORMA's Information Technology Agenda61
Part 3Issues in Latino Library Service
The Carcel and the Biblioteca83
Partners in Success: Public Library Collection Development and the Role of Independent Spanish-Language Publishers and Distributors103
Perspectives on Public Libraries in Puerto Rico113
The Effect of the Hispanic Demographic on Library Service to the Spanish Speaking121
A New Vocabulary for Inclusive Librarianship: Applying Whiteness Theory to Our Profession131
Part 4Latino Programs and Models of Service
Bilingual Formats for Story Times and Storytelling Presentations153
Entendidos: Library Services to Hispanic Gay Teens and Their Families159
Carnegie Public Community Library as a Model Public Library in Puerto Rico167
Part 5Documenting Latino Lives and Creativity
Queer Community History and the Evidence of Desire: The Archivo Rodrigo Reyes, A Gay and Lesbian Latino Archive181
Latina Lesbian Literary Herstory: From Sor Juana to Days of Awe199
Part 6Conference Farewell Speech
The Power of Language: To Imagine, to Learn, to Act/El poder del idioma: Para imaginar, aprender y actuar215
Index221
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